Crab on its Back

painting by Vincent van Gogh, 1887
VisualArtwork painting Q17511613
Crab on its Back
Vincent van Gogh · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Crab on its Back

Summary

Crab on its Back is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crab on its Back is the creator of Vincent van Gogh[3].
  • Crab on its Back's image is recorded as Crustacean, lying on his back by Vincent van Gogh (Van Gogh museum photograph).jpg[4].
  • Crab on its Back's instance of is recorded as painting[5].
  • Crab on its Back's genre is recorded as still life[6].
  • Crab on its Back's made from material is recorded as oil paint[7].
  • Crab on its Back's made from material is recorded as canvas[8].
  • Crab on its Back's collection is recorded as Van Gogh Museum[9].
  • Crab on its Back's inventory number is recorded as s0124V1962[10].
  • Crab on its Back's location is recorded as Van Gogh Museum[11].
  • Crab on its Back's RKDimages ID is recorded as 53576[12].
  • Crab on its Back's Commons category is recorded as Crab on its Back by Vincent van Gogh[13].
  • Crab on its Back's catalog code is recorded as F605[14].
  • Crab on its Back's catalog code is recorded as JH1663[15].
  • +1887-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Crab on its Back[16].
  • Crab on its Back's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0104glvg[17].
  • Crab on its Back's described at URL is recorded as http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/s0124V1962[18].
  • Crab on its Back's described at URL is recorded as http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0605.htm[19].
  • Crab on its Back's described at URL is recorded as https://vangoghworldwide.org/artwork/F605[20].
  • Crab on its Back's location of creation is recorded as Paris[21].
  • Crab on its Back's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 25F716(CRAB)[22].
  • Crab on its Back's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A crab on its back'}[23].
  • Crab on its Back's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+38'}[24].
  • Crab on its Back's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+46.8'}[25].
  • Crab on its Back's BabelNet ID is recorded as 15094442n[26].
  • Crab on its Back's Google Arts & Culture asset ID is recorded as DQFF1-_RcJMP_Q[27].

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Works and Contributions

Crab on its Back is the creator of Vincent van Gogh[3].

Why It Matters

Crab on its Back ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . vggallery.com. vggallery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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